(Permanent) Senior Social Worker - Assessment
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
About this job
<p>Barking & Dagenham is committed to supporting a more resilient community through prevention, early intervention and support, to better support Children across all our services.<br><br>We are currently recruiting for a qualified senior social worker who is passionate about Children’s social work to join our Assessment team. If you are ready for a new challenge Barking and Dagenham is a unique borough with children and families from diverse cultural backgrounds.<br><br>Our teams manage complex cases and organise plans to meet the needs of children and young people through care plans and pathway plans. Assessment Social Workers are confident about working with partners within and outside of the Council to deliver effective and efficient services.<br><br>Working with us we will give you the time and support you need to make a difference. Promoting creativity is at the heart of our practice. Social Workers are encouraged to share ideas, bring about positive change and strive to continuously improve outcomes for our vulnerable children and young people.</p>
Special requirements for this post
<p>This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including a Disclosure check. The postholder will need to have a social work degree and hold a current SWE (Formerly HCPC) registration.</p>
About you
<p>You are a passionate, caring and dedicated Social Worker; a good communicator who will have the ability to work with a broad range of professionals, including working respectfully with children, young people and their families.<br> <br>You are able to make evidenced based decisions and seek management advice when necessary. You are able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing with children, young people, their families and other professionals.<br> <br>In return, we will give you the time and support you need to make a difference. We believe that our training, development and support is among the best in London. We are driving down caseloads, raising creativity, and working to create a balance of visits with home and office working using excellent IT and mobile working technology.<br> <br>As part of our values based recruitment, we are looking for candidates to respond to the five council DRIVE Values – Deliver, Respond, Inspire, Value and Engage. For this role we are particularly looking for candidates that can Respond, Value and Engage as per the JDPS.</p>
About us
<p><strong>Barking & Dagenham is changing. It Starts Here.</strong></p> <p>Think you know Barking and Dagenham? Think again. While this small corner of east London might have a reputation for needing development, scratch beneath the surface and you’ll find active communities and a place that consistently punches above its weight. The borough is changing – and changing for the better. And It Starts Here.</p> <p>Yes, the borough has its challenges. But it’s on the cusp of something exciting. With one of the youngest populations in the country, ambitions are high and rightly so. 98% of our schools are rated Good or Outstanding and every year more of our talented teenagers get into Russell Group Universities and hotly sought after apprenticeship schemes.</p> <p>We have award winning parks, centuries old manor houses full of relics and artifacts you can go and see, and the ruins of one of Anglo-Saxon England's most powerful and wealthiest religious sites. We’re even bringing beavers and white storks to the borough to help rewild the local landscape and boost biodiversity.</p> <p>Over the past few years, we’ve been working hard to improve how we deliver services and support our community. From tackling inequality to making sure our services are the best they can be, we’re focused on what matters most to local people. </p> <p>We’re creating the conditions for people to thrive - so everyone can enjoy a good quality of life, feel proud to call this place home, and be part of something bigger. </p> <p>#ItStartsHere - with our streets, our schools, our neighbourhoods. And with your application to join our determined team who are passionate about doing what’s best for the future of Barking and Dagenham. </p> <p>As an Investors in People Gold Award employer, we’re serious about supporting our staff. From flexible working, professional training and career development to wellbeing initiatives, we want our people to feel valued and supported in everything they do.</p> <p>Our values, known as</p> <ul> <li>DRIVE, shape how we work: Deliver our best every day – and do what we promise</li> <li>Respond in a prompt, positive way to our community’s needs</li> <li>Inspire others with our attitudes and actions</li> <li>Value people for who they are and what they can do</li> <li>Engage with others to improve our resilience and flexibility We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.</li> </ul> <p>We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.</p>